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Glossy: The inside story of Vogue
by Nina-Sophia Miralles'Dame Anna Wintour might be one of the best-known and most successful journalists on the planet. But it wasn't always like that. When she started out on Vogue she was often so miserable she had to phone her husband for help. This is just one of countless fascinating titbits in this zippy story of dizzying fortune, out-of this-world fashion, ingenuity, passion, sex and power.And, this being fashion, some intense bitchiness too. Started as a gossip magazine for snobbish New Yorkers in 1892, Vogue is now one of the most recognisable brands in the world. Spanning London, New York and Paris, this is a high-speed, fun read full of fascinating though not always likeable people.' Daily MailGlossy is a story of more than a magazine. It is a story of passion and power, dizzying fortune and out-of-this-world fashion, of ingenuity and opportunism, frivolity and malice. This is the definitive story of Vogue.Vogue magazine started, like so many great things do, in the spare room of someone's house. But unlike other such makeshift projects that flare up then fizzle away, Vogue burnt itself onto our cultural consciousness. Today, 128 years later, Vogue spans 22 countries, has an international print readership upwards of 12 million and nets over 67 million monthly online users. Uncontested market leader for a century, it is one of the most recognisable brands in the world and a multi-million dollar money-making machine. It is not just a fashion magazine, it is the establishment. But what - and more importantly who - made Vogue such an enduring success?Glossy will answer this question and more by tracing the previously untold history of the magazine, from its inception as a New York gossip rag, to the sleek, corporate behemoth we know now. This will be a biography of Vogue in every sense of the word, taking the reader through three centuries, two world wars, plunging failures and blinding successes, as it charts the story of the magazine and those who ran it.
Glossy: The inside story of Vogue
by Nina-Sophia Miralles'Dame Anna Wintour might be one of the best-known and most successful journalists on the planet. But it wasn't always like that. When she started out on Vogue she was often so miserable she had to phone her husband for help. This is just one of countless fascinating titbits in this zippy story of dizzying fortune, out-of this-world fashion, ingenuity, passion, sex and power.And, this being fashion, some intense bitchiness too. Started as a gossip magazine for snobbish New Yorkers in 1892, Vogue is now one of the most recognisable brands in the world. Spanning London, New York and Paris, this is a high-speed, fun read full of fascinating though not always likeable people.' Daily MailGlossy is a story of more than a magazine. It is a story of passion and power, dizzying fortune and out-of-this-world fashion, of ingenuity and opportunism, frivolity and malice. This is the definitive story of Vogue.Vogue magazine started, like so many great things do, in the spare room of someone's house. But unlike other such makeshift projects that flare up then fizzle away, Vogue burnt itself onto our cultural consciousness. Today, 128 years later, Vogue spans 22 countries, has an international print readership upwards of 12 million and nets over 67 million monthly online users. Uncontested market leader for a century, it is one of the most recognisable brands in the world and a multi-million dollar money-making machine. It is not just a fashion magazine, it is the establishment. But what - and more importantly who - made Vogue such an enduring success?Glossy will answer this question and more by tracing the previously untold history of the magazine, from its inception as a New York gossip rag, to the sleek, corporate behemoth we know now. This will be a biography of Vogue in every sense of the word, taking the reader through three centuries, two world wars, plunging failures and blinding successes, as it charts the story of the magazine and those who ran it.
Glossy: The inside story of Vogue
by Nina-Sophia MirallesGlossy is a story of more than a magazine. It is a story of passion and power, dizzying fortune and out-of-this-world fashion, of ingenuity and opportunism, frivolity and malice. This is the definitive story of Vogue.Vogue magazine started, like so many great things do, in the spare room of someone's house. But unlike other such makeshift projects that flare up then fizzle away, Vogue burnt itself into our cultural consciousness. Today, 125 years later, Vogue spans 22 countries, has an international print readership upwards of 12 million and nets over 67 million monthly online users. Uncontested market leader for a century, it is one of the most recognisable brands in the world and a multi-million dollar money-making machine. It is not just a fashion magazine, it is the establishment. But what - and more importantly who - made Vogue such an enduring success?Glossy will answer this question and more by tracing the previously untold history of the magazine, from its inception as a New York gossip rag, to the sleek, corporate behemoth we know now. This will be a biography of Vogue in every sense of the word, taking the reader through three centuries, two world wars, plunging failures and blinding successes, as it charts the story of the magazine and those who ran it.(P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited
The Glossy Years: Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs
by Nicholas Coleridge'The most entertaining book of the year' Sunday Times _____________________________________________________Diana touched your elbow, your arm, covered your hand with hers. It was alluring. And she was disarmingly confiding."Can I ask you something? Nicholas, please be frank..."Over his thirty-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce; on Margaret Thatcher's clothes legacy, and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague. Cara Delevingne, media tycoons, Prime Ministers, Princes, Mayors and Maharajas - all cross his path.His career in magazines straddles the glossies throughout their glorious zenith - from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to the digital iterations of the 21st century. Having cut his teeth on Tatler, and as Editor-in-Chief of Harpers & Queen, he became the Mr Big of glossy publishing for three decades.Packed with surprising and often hilarious anecdotes, The Glossy Years also provides perceptive insight into the changing and treacherous worlds of fashion, journalism, museums and a whole sweep of British society. This is a rich, honest, witty and very personal memoir of a life splendidly lived.__________________________________________________________'An entertaining whirlwind' Evening Standard'Gentle, jolly . . . Blissfully funny' Sunday Telegraph'An irresistible read, hilarious, honest and insightful. I adored it' Tina Brown'Sparkling' Spectator'Forthright, witty and gossipy . . . a passion for glossy magazines shines through this effervescent memoir' Sunday Express
Gloucester Crescent: Me, My Dad and Other Grown-Ups
by William MillerGloucester Crescent is a curving, leafy street, tucked between Camden Town and Primrose Hill, filled with the sound of clacking typewriters and children playing. It's unremarkable in many ways, unless you notice the lady in the van outside one house, and the familiar-looking residents crossing the road ...Written through the eyes of a growing child, this is the story of a very particular family and their circle of brilliant, idealistic and intellectual friends in London in the 60s, 70s and 80s. We follow William through the ups and downs of childhood, as he explores the back gardens and homes of his famous neighbours, attends dramatic rehearsals with his dad Jonathan Miller, fails exams and is bullied at school, gets drugs from thephilosopher A. J. Ayer's wife, and tries to watch the moon landing with Alan Bennett and a room full of writers. Hilarious, and at times heart-breaking, this is also about how we grow up and move on - and what happens when we come back. Not only a picture of an extraordinary time in Britain's cultural history - and a hitherto unseen portrait of some of the brightest minds of a generation - this book tells the funny, tender and moving story of a young boy trying to find his own identity.
Gloucestershire Hero: Brigadier Patsy Pagan's Great War Experiences
by Peter RostronSmall in physical stature Colonel, later Brigadier, Patsy Pagan was seen as a giant by the men of the Gloucestershire Regiment, whom he commanded for over three gruelling years of The Great War.He and his Battalion endured some of the hardest fighting and grimmest conditions on the Western Front; The battles of Loos 1915, Somme 1916 and Passchendaele 1917. Wounded three times, Pagan discharged himself from hospital to rejoin his men rather than be evacuated to Blighty.He reluctantly left his beloved Glosters when promoted to command a brigade for the closing months of the war. His brigade found itself as the last line of defence before the Channel against the Germans' 1918 offensive.The author uncovers the contribution and character of this great fighting soldier through personal records, trench diaries and other official papers. This is a stirring and inspiring read.
The Gloves Are Off: My Life in Cricket
by Matt PriorSince he took over the gloves in the England side in 2007, Matt Prior has become a vital part of England's subsequent success and strategy. In this book he looks at the key moments of his career to reveal how England achieved so much success, winning two Ashes series and rising to the top of the international rankings. From touring India in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks to joining in the celebrations with the Barmy Army in Australia, Prior has seen it all. But what makes Prior's perspective unique is his position at the heart of the action as England's wicket-keeper. He is the man who hears all the banter and sledging; he is the one who gets the best view of some of the world's greatest batsmen up close and personal. Given all that, who better to show what the life of a modern England cricketer is really like than the man at the centre of it all: Matt Prior?
Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography
by Tyson FuryTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHORAS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYS 'Tyson Fury is an amazing real-life champion' - Sylvester Stallone, star of Rocky'The People's Champion' - Times'A boxing phenomenon...the anarchic and enormous sports star may prove to be the last of the boxing greats' - John Sutherland, The TimesSon. Father. Husband. Brother. Fighter. Showman. Mental health champion. Told with unflinching honesty and rock-star charisma, Gloves Off by Tyson Fury is the autobiography of a sporting icon, the like of which we may never see again.The undefeated heavyweight champion Tyson Fury looks back on his life and career to understand his remarkable rise, fall, and rise again, which has seen him journey from the brink of suicide to boxing immortality, culminating in his sensational knockout victory against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in front of a record-breaking 94,000 fans.Tyson's book reveals surprising and personal new sides to his character: he opens up about his fairy-tale romance with beloved wife Paris, and their down-to-earth life raising six beautiful children. He describes how his Traveller upbringing forged him, and how his fighting family, including dad John and his brothers, have sustained him.In the process, Tyson discusses his mental health and weight battles, his faith and his greatest boxing experiences. He discloses deeply moving new stories: in the weeks before the biggest fight of his career, Tyson was sleeping on a hospital floor in intensive care tending to his baby daughter, Athena, who was born premature and fighting for her life.Funny, frank and never less than entertaining, this is Tyson Fury at his very best, as you have never read before.
Glow
by David Ritz Rick JamesBest known for his song "Super Freak," hitmaker, singer, innovator, producer, award-winning pioneer in the fusion of funk groove and rock, the late Rick James collaborated with music biographer David Ritz in this posthumously published, wildly entertaining, and profound expression of a rock star's life and soul.He was the nephew of Temptations singer Melvin Franklin; a boy who watched and listened, mesmerized from underneath cocktail tables at the shows of Etta James and Miles Davis. He was a vagrant hippie who wandered to Toronto, where he ended up playing with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, and he became a household name in the 1980s with his hit song "Super Freak." Later in life, he was a bad boy who got caught up in drug smuggling and ended up in prison. But since his passing in August 2004, Rick James has remained a legendary icon whose name is nearly synonymous with funk music--and who popularized the genre, creating a lasting influence on pop artists from Prince to Jay-Z to Snoop Dogg, among countless others. In Glow, Rick James and acclaimed music biographer David Ritz collaborated to write a no-holds-barred memoir about the boy and the man who became a music superstar in America's disco age. It tells of James's upbringing and how his mother introduced him to musical geniuses of the time. And it reveals details on many universally revered artists, from Marvin Gaye and Prince to Nash, Teena Marie, and Berry Gordy. James himself said, "My journey has taken me through hell and back. It's all in my music--the parties, the pain, the oversized ego, the insane obsessions." But despite his bad boy behavior, James was a tremendous talent and a unique, unforgettable human being. His "glow" was an overriding quality that one of his mentors saw in him--and one that will stay with this legendary figure who left an indelible mark on American popular music.
Glow in the F*cking Dark: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way
by Tara SchusterThe author of the runaway hit Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies shares honest and practical lessons for healing your past and owning your future so you can radiate strength, bravery, and joy when life gets dark.&“A revealing and powerful book that lit me up from the inside out.&”—GLENNON DOYLE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of UntamedTara Schuster thought she was on stable ground. For years, she&’d worked like hell to repair the emotional wounds inflicted during what she refers to as her &“mess-wreck disaster&” of a childhood. She&’d brought radical healing rituals and self-love into her life. On most days, she was a happy, stable adult. She even wrote a book about it! But then she lost her job, the one on which she had staked her entire identity. Cue a panic-attack-doom-spiral that brought her harshest childhood traumas to the surface. Isolated at home during a global pandemic, she felt piercing loneliness and a lack of purpose like she had never known. Finally, after experiencing a terrifying dissociative episode while driving down the highway, she realized that enough was enough; she needed to slow down and pull over—literally. It was time for Tara to stop the hustling and to reclaim her essential, free, and loving self.Glow in the F*cking Dark is a guide to healing your deepest wounds, getting off your &“good enough&” plateau, and creating the spectacular life that you most desire. Tara clawed her way out of the darkness and recovered her shine, and in this book, she shows how to• recognize trauma reactions and choose new ways to respond• find what&’s really under your anxiety• repair your relationship with your body• find solace and purpose in something bigger than yourselfFull of practical, achievable baby steps that we can take today, this book is for anyone ready to liberate themselves from their emotional suffering, discover their purpose, and finally sit in the driver&’s seat of their life. It&’s for anyone who is tired, hurting, and feeling like their essential brightness has dimmed. It&’s for people who are ready to glow, even when sh*t gets grim.
Gluck: Her Biography
by Diana SouhamiAs stubborn as she was gifted, as fierce as she was tender, and notorious for her mannish dress that was provocative and chic in equal measure, Gluck was an artist and a rebel. Born Hannah Gluckstein in 1895 into the family that founded the J. Lyons & Co. catering company, she had passionate affairs with society women such as Constance Spry and exhibited her portraits, flower paintings and landscapes in 'one man' shows that captivated the beau monde of the 1920s and 30s. But Gluck's success was never unmixed with controversy: at the height of her fame she stopped working, caught in a bitter campaign over the quality of artists' materials, and her personal life was rarely less than torrid. In Gluck Diana Souhami captures this paradoxical, talented and unusual woman in all her complexity.
Gluck: Her Biography
by Diana SouhamiDiana Souhami&’s critically acclaimed biography of lesbian painter Hannah Gluckstein—the woman, the artist, the legend To her family, Hannah Gluckstein was known as Hig. To Edith Shackleton Heald, the journalist with whom she lived for almost forty years, she was Dearest Grub. And to the art world, she was simply Gluck. She was born in 1895 into a life of privilege. Her family had founded J. Lyons & Co., a vast catering empire. From the beginning Gluck was a rebel. At a time when only men wore trousers, she scandalized society with her masculine clothing—though she always dressed with style and turned androgyny into high fashion. Her affairs with high-profile women shocked her conservative family, even while she achieved fame as an artist. During the 1920s and thirties, Gluck&’s paintings—portraits, flowers, and landscapes, presented in frames designed and patented by her—were the toast of the town. At the height of her success, when wounded in love, her own obsessions caused her to fade for decades from the public eye, but then, at nearly eighty, her return to the spotlight ensured her immortality.
Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy
by Ed Gamble‘This book made me laugh and then order an unholy amount of takeaway.’ GREG DAVIES‘One of my favourite comics has now written an annoyingly great book.’ ROMESH RANGANATHAN‘Full of belly laughs and full bellies, this book is warm, honest and wonderfully entertaining.’ TOM KERRIDGE'One of the funniest comedians in the world, Ed is only serious about one thing - dinners.'NISH KUMAR---The hilarious memoir from comedian, Off Menu host and Great British Menu judge, Ed Gamble.From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter.Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu.In Glutton, Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food. From the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth to his teenage battles with obesity, to the joy of cooking and the power of food to bring us together, this is a wonderful, hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession.
The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It
by Tom CallahanWith a new chapter on the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, The GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie Accorsi, a man who has dedicated his life to football--and whose unshakable faith in controversial quarterback Eli Manning was vindicated in the Giants' dramatic come-from-behind victory in the 2008 Super Bowl. Filled with vivid anecdotes and storytelling that show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works,The GM doesn't just illuminate, it inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.
Gnani Purursh 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhag-1: જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૧
by Dada Bhagwanપ્રત્યેક કાળચક્રમાં ઘણા જ્ઞાનીઓતથા મહાન પુરુષો જન્મ લે છે. પરંતુ તેઓની આંતરિક જ્ઞાન દશાનું રહસ્ય હજુ અક્બંધ રહી જાય છે. પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથ “જ્ઞાની પુરુષ” માં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદા ભગવાનના જ્ઞાન દશા પૂર્વેના વિવિધ પ્રસંગો તથા તેમના વિચક્ષણ જીવનશૈલી સમા અદ્ભુત દ્રશ્યોનુંતાદ્રશ્ય અહીં વિગતવાર જાણવા મળે છે. એક સામાન્ય માનવી હોવા છતા એમની મહીંસમાયેલી અસામાન્ય લાક્ષણિકતાઓ રૂપી ખજાનો છતો થાય છે. તેમના જીવનના માત્ર એક પ્રસંગમાંથી અદ્ભૂત અધ્યાત્મિક ફોડનું વિશ્વ દર્શન પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથ દ્વારા કરાવ્યું છે. જીવન વ્યવહારમાં સચોટ નિર્ણયશક્તિની સૂઝ તથા વ્યવહારીક સમજણની અટકણોના ફોડરૂપીઅનોખી સૂઝનો ભંડાર“જ્ઞાની પુરુષ” ગ્રંથ દ્વારાજગતને પ્રાપ્ત થશે. આ પવિત્ર ગ્રંથનું અધ્યયન કરી જ્ઞાની પુરુષના જીવન-દર્શનની અદ્ભૂત સફર કરવાની અમૂલ્ય તક ઝીલી લઈએ.
Gnani Purursh 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhag-1: ज्ञानी पुरुष 'दादा भगवान' (भाग-१)
by Dada Bhagwanहरेक काल चक्र में बहुत से ज्ञानी और महान पुरुष जन्म लेते हैं, लेकिन उनकी आंतरिक ज्ञान दशा का रहस्य अभी भी गुप्त (अप्रगट) ही रह जाता हैं| प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ “ज्ञानी पुरुष” में परम पूज्य दादाभगवान की ज्ञानदशा के पहले के विविध प्रसंग और उनकी विचक्षण जीवनशैली सहित अद्भुत द्रश्यो का तादृष्य, यहाँ विस्तार से जानने को मिलता हैं | एक सामान्य मानव होतें हुए भी उनके अंदर समाहित असामान्य लाक्षनिकताओ रूपी खजाना बाहर प्रगट हुआ हैं | उनके जीवन के मात्र एक प्रसंग में से अद्भुत आध्यात्मिक खुलासे (स्पष्टिकरण) द्वारा प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ के माध्यम से विश्व-दर्शन कराया हैं | जीवन व्यवहार में सही निर्णयशक्ति की सुझ (समझ) तथा व्यवहारिक समझ की अड़चनों के खुलासे द्वारा अनोखी सुझ का भंडार “ज्ञानी पुरुष” ग्रंथ के माध्यम से जगत को प्राप्त होगा | इस पवित्र ग्रंथ का अध्ययन करके, ज्ञानी पुरुष के जीवन-दर्शन का अद्भुत सफ़र करने का अमूल्य अवसर प्राप्त करेंगे...
Gnani Purursh 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhag-2: જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૨
by Dada Bhagwanપ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથ જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ભાગ-૨ માં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદા ભગવાનના હીરાબા સાથેના લગ્ન જીવન દરમિયાન એમની અદભુત વીતરાગ દશા સાથે આદર્શ વ્યવહારનો સંપૂર્ણ ચિતાર મળે છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીને હીરાબાનો સંયોગ થયો ત્યારથી લઈને હીરાબાનો વિયોગ થયો ત્યાં સુધીના એમના ગૃહસ્થ જીવનની વાતોનું પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીના જ શબ્દોમાં પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથમાં સંકલન થયું છે. જેમાં આપણને એમનો આદર્શ વ્યવહાર, દરેક વ્યવહારમાં પોઝિટિવ દ્રષ્ટિ, એમની એડજસ્ટમેન્ટ લેવા નીકળાઓ, બોધ કળાઓ તેમજ એમની નિર્મોહી, મમતારહિત, દુઃખના પ્રસંગોમાં ભોગવટારહિત દશા અને છેવટની વીતરાગ દશા જાણવાને માણવા મળશે.એમની એક ફેર ભૂલ થયા બાદ એ પ્રસંગનું તારણ કાઢી ફરીએ ભૂલોમાંથી કાયમ માટે બહાર નીકળી જવાની દ્રષ્ટિ તેમજ સામાને સોટકા નિર્દોષ જ જોઈ અને પોતાના દોષો ખોળી કાઢી તેમાંથી મુક્ત થવાની એમની તમન્ના ખુલ્લી કરે છે. સમજણના સાંધા વડે મતભેદોથી મુક્ત થતા થતા હીરાબા સાથે સંપૂર્ણ મતભેદ વગરનું જીવન જીવ્યા, જેની આખી સફર આપણને અત્રે જાણવા મળશે. આ કાળના લોકોનું મહાન પુણ્ય જ ગણાય કે જ્ઞાનીપુરુષ નું ગૃહસ્થ જીવન જોવા મળ્યું.સઘળા એડજસ્ટમેન્ટ સાથે વ્યવહારમાં આદર્શપણાની ઉણપ કોઈ ખૂણે જણાતી નથી. પ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથનું અધ્યયન આપણા વ્યવહારને આદર્શ બનાવી વિના અડચણે મોક્ષમાર્ગ પૂરો કરવામાં સહાયભૂત બની રહે એ જ અંતરની પ્રાર્થના.
Gnani Purursh 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhag-3: જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૩
by Dada Bhagwanપ્રસ્તુત ગ્રંથ જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ભાગ-3માં દરેક માણસોને એમના લેવલે જે જીવનમાં તકલીફો પડતી હોય, તેમાં આત્માના જ્ઞાનમાં રહી સમતાભાવે કર્મ પૂરા કરી શકે અને નવા કર્મ બંધાય નહીં, એવું કંઈક અનુભવજ્ઞાન અને સમજ આપવાની પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાભગવાનની તીવ્ર ભાવનાની ઝાંખી થાય છે. તે ભાવનાના આધારે પોતે પૂર્વે બુદ્ધિના આશયમાં કંઈક એવું માગીને આવેલા હશે, કે એવો ધંધો જોઈએ છે કે જેમાં બધી જ જાતના સંસાર વ્યવહારના અનુભવો થાય કે જે સામાન્ય માણસ અનુભવતો હોય.તે એવો જ કન્ટ્રાક્ટનો નંગોડ ધંધો એમને ભેગો થયો.જેમાં મજૂરથી માંડી મોટા પ્રધાનો, પ્રેસિડન્ટો, કોન્ટ્રાક્ટરો, શેઠિયાઓ, એન્જિનિયરો, મોટા ઑફિસરો બધા જ ભેગા થાય.પોતે એ જ બધા વ્યવહારમાં જ્ઞાનપૂર્વક રહી, સાચી સમજણ ગોઠવી, કેવી રીતે સંસારવ્યવહાર પૂરો કરી અને અંદર પોતે વીતરાગતામાં રહી શક્યા, એનું વિવરણ જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ભાગ-૩ ગ્રંથમાં મળે છે! દાદાશ્રીના અંતર આશયના ફોડ, એમની આંતરિક દશાની સમજણ, સીમિત ન રહેતા સહુ કોઈને સુલભ થાય અને વાંચનારના હૃદય સુધી સ્પર્શી તે રૂપ થવાની શ્રેણીઓ ચઢાવે એવો નમ્ર પ્રયાસ અહીં કરવામાં આવ્યો છે.
Gnani Purursh 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhag-4: જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૪
by Dada Bhagwan‘જ્ઞાની પુરુષ’ શ્રેણીના આ ચોથા ગ્રંથમાં, પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીના જ્ઞાન પૂર્વેના વિવિધ જીવનપ્રસંગો આવરી લીધા છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીના જીવનપ્રસંગો થકી એમના દરેક વ્યવહાર પાછળની આગવી સમજણ, એમની પ્રકૃતિના વિવિધ પાસાઓ તથા તેઓશ્રીનું ઉચ્ચ ઉપાદાન અહીં ખુલ્લું થાય. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીનો નાનપણથી જ અપકાર કરનાર પરેય ઉપકાર કરવાનો સ્વભાવ, કોઈ દુઃખીને જોઈ જ ન શકે, એને હેલ્પ કરવા સર્વસ્વ હોડમાં મૂકી દે એવા હૃદયમાર્ગી! વળી શૌર્યતા, નીડરતા જેવા ગુણોને લીધે અતિમુશ્કેલ પરિસ્થિતિમાં પાછા ન પડે ને ઉકેલ લાવી નાખતા. ઘણા પ્રસંગોમાં અહંકાર અને માનના સૂક્ષ્મ પર્યાયોનું જે રીતે તેઓશ્રી વર્ણન કરે છે, તે જોતા જ્ઞાન થતા પૂર્વેનું એમનું ઊંચું ડેવલપમેન્ટ સ્પષ્ટ દેખાઈ આવે છે. નવીનતમ બોધકળાઓ, એમની વ્યવહારુકતા, વિપુલમતિ, અસામાન્ય કોઠાસૂઝ, વિચક્ષણ સમયસૂચકતા, બે વ્યક્તિ વચ્ચે વેલ્ડિંગ કરવાની અનોખી કળા ઈત્યાદિ વિશિષ્ટતાઓ રસપ્રદ પ્રસંગો દ્વારા અત્રે જાણવા મળે છે.
Gnani Purush 'Dada Bhagwan' Bhaag-5: જ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૫
by Dada Bhagwanજ્ઞાની પુરુષ ‘દાદા ભગવાન’ ભાગ-૫, આ ગ્રંથમાં દાદાશ્રીના જ્ઞાન પૂર્વેના વિવિધ પ્રસંગો આવરી લેવામાં આવ્યા છે. જે વાંચ્યા બાદ મુખ્યત્વે દાદાશ્રીને જ્ઞાન થયું તે પહેલા એમની અહંકારની વધતી જતી બળતરા, જાગૃત દશાના કારણે એ અહંકારની કૈડ સહન ન થવાની સ્થિતિ તેમજ સંસારમાં ચોગરદમ વધતી જતી વૈરાગ્ય દશા, ને જ્ઞાનદશા તરફ વધારે ને વધારે ઢળતી જતી આંતરિક દશાની ઝાંખી સ્પષ્ટપણે જોવા મળે છે. આ ગ્રંથમાં દાદાશ્રીના જ્ઞાન પૂર્વેના ઘણા પ્રસંગો સામાન્ય માણસના જીવનમાં બનતા હોય એવા જ છે, જેમાં એમનાથી પણ એવી જ ભૂલો થઈ હોય. પણ વિશેષતા એ છે કે એકવાર ભૂલ સમજાયા પછી એના પર અસ્ખલિત તેમજ અસામાન્ય વિચારધારા, મનોમંથન, સંશોધન અને તારણો આ બધું જ એમનામાં જ્ઞાની પુરુષના લક્ષણોની ઝાંખી કરાવી જાય છે. દાદાશ્રીને ધંધાની બહુ પડેલી નહીં, પણ તેઓ મોક્ષમાર્ગના પાકા વેપારી હતા. પોતાને ભેગા થતા દરેક સંજોગોનું ચોગરદમથી એનાલિસીસ કરી (તારણ કાઢી), એમાંથી કુદરતના ગૂઢ સિદ્ધાંતો શોધી કાઢવાનો શોખ પણ એમને નાનપણથી જ હતો. ટી.વી., રેડિયો, એર કંડિશન, ઘડિયાળ જેવી અનેક વસ્તુઓ કે જેને જગતે મોજશોખ અને સુખના સાધનો ગણ્યા છે, એમાંની એકેય વસ્તુ એમણે વસાવી નથી. ‘જીવ શી રીતે બંધાય છે? છૂટાય શી રીતે ? આ જગત કયા આધારે ચાલે છે ?’ વગેરેની નિરંતર વિચારધારા ચાલુ જ રહેતી. કલાકોના કલાકો આત્મા સંબંધી વિક્ષેપ રહિત વિચારધારા ચાલે. ભગવાને એને ‘જ્ઞાનાંક્ષેપકવંત દશા’ કહી છે. બહુ ઊંચી દશા કહેવાય આ ! જેના પરિણામ સ્વરૂપે આ આત્મજ્ઞાન પ્રગટ થયું. આ ગ્રંથનો અત્યંત વિનયપૂર્વક અભ્યાસ કરી અતુલ્ય એવા જ્ઞાની પુરુષને ઓળખીએ અને એમની સમ્યક્ સમજણને જીવનમાં ઉતારી જ્ઞાનશ્રેણીઓ ચઢીએ એ જ હૃદયની ભાવના !
Gnarr
by Jon GnarrIn the epicenter of the world financial crisis, a comedian launched a joke campaign that didn't seem so funny to the country's leading politicians . . .It all started when Jón Gnarr founded the Best Party in 2009 to satirize his country's political system. The financial collapse in Iceland had, after all, precipitated the world-wide meltdown, and fomented widespread protest over the country's leadership.Entering the race for mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital, Gnarr promised to get the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park into downtown parks, free towels at public swimming pools, a "drug-free Parliament by 2020" . . . and he swore he'd break all his campaign promises.But then something strange started happening: his campaign began to succeed. And in the party's electoral debut, the Best Party emerged as the biggest winner. Gnarr promptly proposed a coalition government, although he ruled out partners who had not seen all five seasons of The Wire.And just like that, a man whose previous foreign-relations experience consisted of a radio show (in which he regularly crank-called the White House and police stations in the Bronx to see if they had found his lost wallet) was soon meeting international leaders and being taken seriously as the mayor of a European capital.Here, Gnarr recounts how it all happened and, with admirable candor, describes his vision of a more enlightened politics for the future. The point, he writes, is not to be afraid to get involved--or to take on the system.
Go: A Novel (Modern Classics Ser.)
by John Clellon HolmesThe novel that introduced the world to the Beat Generation Published 5 years before On the Road, this candid and perceptive roman à clef chronicles the adventures of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady before they became literary icons. In dive bars and all-night diners, cabs racing across Manhattan and squalid apartments sticky with "tea" smoke, these would-be artists pursue the ecstatic experiences that shape their work and satisfy their restless desire to live beyond the limits of convention. At the heart of Go is Paul Hobbes, the alter ego of John Clellon Holmes. An aspiring novelist who shares the same creative interests as his friends, Paul frequently participates in their reckless, self-indulgent behavior. Yet his innate solemnness makes him an outsider, as does his commitment to his marriage. As Paul seeks to strike the right balance between experimentation and orthodoxy, freedom and obligation, he casts a discerning eye on his peers. The result is a thrilling and indispensible portrait of the Beat movement before it took America by storm.
Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice (and Free Lemonade)
by Ali WentworthNew York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Ali Wentworth’s first two books, Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After, were lauded by readers, critics, and fellow comedians alike. <P> <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Go Ask Your Father
by Lennard J. DavisAt last the envelope from the lab arrives. My wife hands it to me, giving me an expectant and sympathetic look. My hands shake when I pick up this bland looking envelope, knowing that inside I will find the answer to the obsessive question I have been asking.
Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing
by Dionne FordAn unexpected family photograph leads Dionne Ford to uncover the stories of her enslaved female ancestors, reclaim their power, and begin to heal Countless Black Americans descended from slavery are related to the enslavers who bought and sold their ancestors. Among them is Dionne Ford, whose great grandmother was the last of six children born to a Louisiana cotton broker and the enslaved woman he received as a wedding gift. What shapes does this kind of intergenerational trauma take? In these pages, which move between her inner life and deep research, Ford tells us. It manifests as alcoholism and post-traumatic stress; it finds echoes in her own experience of sexual abuse at the hands of a relative, and in the ways in which she builds her own interracial family. To heal, Ford tries a wide range of therapies, lifestyle changes, and recovery meetings. &“Anything,&” she writes, &“to keep from going back there.&” But what she learns is that she needs to go back there, to return to her female ancestors, and unearth what she can about them to start to feel whole.